Albin Müller

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Albin Camillo Müller
Born(1871-12-13)13 December 1871
Died2 October 1941(1941-10-02) (aged 69)
NationalityGerman
Other namesAlbinmüller
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMagdeburd Pferdetor, Löwentor in Darmstadt

Albin Camillo Müller (13 December 1871 – 2 October 1941), also known as Albinmüller, was a German architect and designer active in Darmstadt.[1] In 1906 he was appointed to the Darmstadt Artists' Colony, where he became the lead architect after Joseph Maria Olbrich's death (1908). In 1907 he was appointed a professor, and from 1907 to 1911 taught Applied Arts. In 1918 along with Kasimir Edschmid, Albinmüller was appointed the President of the newly created Art Council in Darmstadt.[2] In 1926, Müller was appointed architect of the Deutsche Theaterausstellung in Magdeburg. In 1934 he turned to landscape painting and also worked as a writer.

Buildings[edit]

  • Garden pavilion on the III. German Art Trade Exhibition Dresden 1906
  • Exhibition buildings for applied art and exhibition buildings for architecture at the Hessisches Landesausstellung 1908 in Darmstadt (not preserved)
  • Villa for the manufacturer W. Emmelius in Bad Godesberg, Rheinallee 32 (1910–1911)
  • Own dwelling house in Darmstadt on the Mathildenhöhe, Nikolaiweg 16 (1911–1912, destroyed)
  • Residential house Ramdohr in Magdeburg (1911–1912)
  • Sanatorium Dr. Barner in Braunlage (Harz) (1908–1910 / 1911–1914)
  • Residential house Prof. Dr. Wedel in Magdeburg, Humboldtstraße 14 (1912)
  • Residential house Oppenheimer in Darmstadt, Paulusviertel, Roquetteweg 28 (1913–1914)
  • Tomb cock in Magdeburg (1913–1914)
  • Residential development on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, Olbrichweg (1913–1914, destroyed)
  • Fountain and basin in front of the Russian chapel on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt (1914)
  • Schwanentempel on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt (1914)
  • Collapsible and transportable wooden house on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt (1914; remaining unknown)
  • Crematorium in Magdeburg (1919) (?)
  • Double house "Neu-Ödernitz" (Holzfertteilhaus by Christoph & Unmack ) in Niesky, Christophstraße 11/13 (1921)
  • Conversion of a business building for the Deutsche Vereinsbank in Darmstadt, Neckarstraße (1923–1924)
  • Residential building (now "Bischof-Wienken-Haus") in Dresden, Tiergartenstraße 74 (1925–1926)
  • Viewpoint tower with café in Magdeburg, on the Elbinsel Rotehorn (1927)
  • Villa for Alois Winnar in Ústí nad Labem, Hanzlíčkova 4 (1930–1932)

Monuments[edit]

  • Löwentor in Darmstadt (1914, 1927 changed and translocated)
  • Boelcke and War Memorial at the Ehrenfriedhof in Dessau (1921) (together with the sculptor Walter Kieser)
  • Horse gate in Magdeburg next to Stadthalle (1927)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Müller, Albin Camillo". www.darmstadt-stadtlexikon.de. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Albin Müller". dfg-vk-darmstadt.de. Retrieved 18 February 2020.